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Started by jimmy olsen, November 14, 2011, 03:05:24 PM

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Eddie Teach

#45
November 17, 2011, 01:29:21 PM
Quote from: Capetan Mihali on November 17, 2011, 01:13:53 PM
The only exceptions in general are people who went to or whose father went to a big sports college.  And they are pretty much on their own, though I think there are a few bars in New York that cater to the bigger constituencies.

There are bars in New York dedicated to most BCS schools. Saw a story about that on GameDay.
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#46
November 17, 2011, 01:39:11 PM
Quote from: Peter Wiggin on November 17, 2011, 01:29:21 PM
Quote from: Capetan Mihali on November 17, 2011, 01:13:53 PM
The only exceptions in general are people who went to or whose father went to a big sports college.  And they are pretty much on their own, though I think there are a few bars in New York that cater to the bigger constituencies.

There are bars in New York dedicated to most BCS schools. Saw a story about that on GameDay.

And they only exist because lots of people in NY come from all over the place.
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crazy canuck

#47
November 17, 2011, 01:40:28 PM
Quote from: Capetan Mihali on November 17, 2011, 01:39:11 PM
Quote from: Peter Wiggin on November 17, 2011, 01:29:21 PM
Quote from: Capetan Mihali on November 17, 2011, 01:13:53 PM
The only exceptions in general are people who went to or whose father went to a big sports college.  And they are pretty much on their own, though I think there are a few bars in New York that cater to the bigger constituencies.

There are bars in New York dedicated to most BCS schools. Saw a story about that on GameDay.

And they only exist because lots of people in NY come from all over the place.

Ok you lost me.  Tim is right except for the fact that people come from all over to live in NY and so he is wrong?

Capetan Mihali

#48
November 17, 2011, 01:44:08 PM
Quote from: crazy canuck on November 17, 2011, 01:40:28 PM
Ok you lost me.  Tim is right except for the fact that people come from all over to live in NY and so he is wrong?

NYC is full of Midwestern transplants.  I mentioned a couple of other exceptions.

I'm just giving my general impressions having lived in the Northeastern US my whole life, I'm not much of a sports fan and might be misjudging people's affinities.
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crazy canuck

#49
November 17, 2011, 01:53:04 PM
It seems to me that the Big East schools have a lot of support and get a lot of TV coverage.  I see a lot of them out here.  So it can't just be a few people sitting around some bars in NY that are watching.

Valmy

#50
November 17, 2011, 01:55:56 PM
Quote from: Capetan Mihali on November 17, 2011, 01:13:53 PM
UConn basketball maybe, but only in Connecticut.  And only because 1) There is nothing else interesting about Connecticut, 2) There are no pro teams there since the Whalers left, and 3) The state is split into NY and Boston fanbases.

I always find it amusing when Northeasterners describe Connecticut as hicksville.  I mean it is like 20 minutes to many major urban areas in virtually every direction.
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frunk

#51
November 17, 2011, 02:03:16 PM
The strip along the coast until New Haven and heading north to Hartford is fairly urban, but the interior is seriously rural.  The north/south hills with a few main roads running east/west mean there's a lot of little towns all over the place surrounded by not much.

Valmy

#52
November 17, 2011, 02:08:43 PM
Quote from: frunk on November 17, 2011, 02:03:16 PM
The strip along the coast until New Haven and heading north to Hartford is fairly urban, but the interior is seriously rural.  The north/south hills with a few main roads running east/west mean there's a lot of little towns all over the place surrounded by not much.

Connecticut is way too small to really be that rural.  Suburban maybe.
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Admiral Yi

#53
November 17, 2011, 02:11:37 PM
Quote from: crazy canuck on November 17, 2011, 01:53:04 PM
It seems to me that the Big East schools have a lot of support and get a lot of TV coverage.  I see a lot of them out here.  So it can't just be a few people sitting around some bars in NY that are watching.

Keep in mind that New York state is not part of New England.  Once you get in to New England proper, about the only team with any success is Yukon.

I've always wondered about the demographic at UConn.  What kind of person lives in Connecticut, sends their kid(s) to college, but doesn't have money for a private school?

Capetan Mihali

#54
November 17, 2011, 02:18:03 PM
Quote from: Admiral Yi on November 17, 2011, 02:11:37 PM
Keep in mind that New York state is not part of New England.  Once you get in to New England proper, about the only team with any success is Yukon.

I wasn't even counting upstate NY or central PA as part of the Northeast for these purposes. 

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I've always wondered about the demographic at UConn.  What kind of person lives in Connecticut, sends their kid(s) to college, but doesn't have money for a private school?

The state's not totally comprised of WASP gated communities and Puerto Rican ghettos...
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Admiral Yi

#55
November 17, 2011, 02:19:47 PM
Quote from: Capetan Mihali on November 17, 2011, 02:18:03 PM
The state's not totally comprised of WASP gated communities and Puerto Rican ghettos...

Sure, it has immigrant Indian financial engineers too.

Capetan Mihali

#56
November 17, 2011, 02:24:36 PM
Quote from: Admiral Yi on November 17, 2011, 02:19:47 PM
Quote from: Capetan Mihali on November 17, 2011, 02:18:03 PM
The state's not totally comprised of WASP gated communities and Puerto Rican ghettos...

Sure, it has immigrant Indian financial engineers too.

And factory workers, mechanics, managers at big box stores, construction foremen, etc.
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frunk

#57
November 17, 2011, 02:25:01 PM Last Edit: November 17, 2011, 02:27:45 PM by frunk
Quote from: Valmy on November 17, 2011, 02:08:43 PM

Connecticut is way too small to really be that rural.  Suburban maybe.

And yet it is.

jimmy olsen

#58
November 17, 2011, 03:58:29 PM
Quote from: crazy canuck on November 17, 2011, 01:53:04 PM
It seems to me that the Big East schools have a lot of support and get a lot of TV coverage.  I see a lot of them out here.  So it can't just be a few people sitting around some bars in NY that are watching.
The population of Eastern cities are big enough that only a small percentage have to care about a college to move ratings. The fandoms can't compare to the ones for the pro teams though.
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jimmy olsen

#59
November 17, 2011, 04:00:25 PM
Quote from: Capetan Mihali on November 17, 2011, 02:18:03 PM
The state's not totally comprised of WASP gated communities and Puerto Rican ghettos...
Don't talk smack about my cousins.  :mad:
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